Session: Geoscience Education (Posters)

113

Acid Mine Drainage Research as a Tool for Teaching Geochemistry and Hydrogeology
Jeanette K. Pope, DePauw University

114

An Earth Science Course for Pre-Service Teachers
Iris Totten, Kansas State University

115

An Interdisciplinary Program to Encourage and Prepare Students for Environmental Research
Douglas M. Thompson, Connecticut College; Robert A. Askins, Connecticut College

248-4

116

ANDRILL Lake Coring Outreach VEnture (ALCOVE): Bringing Sediment Core Research into Middle and High School Classrooms
Kate S. Pound, St. Cloud State University; Amy Myrbo, University of Minnesota; Anders Noren, University of Minnesota; Kristina Brady, University of Minnesota

248-5

117

Can You Dig It? Using Paleontology In the GK-12 Classroom to Develop Student Research and Communication Skills
René A. Shroat-Lewis, The University of Tennessee; Colin D. Sumrall, Univ of Tennessee; Larry Cordell, Halls Middle School; Sally Horn, University of Tennessee

248-6

118

Classroom Observation Methodologies to Assess Student Engagement
Matthew A. Ludwig, Western Michigan University; Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan University; Herb Fynewever, Western Michigan University

248-7

119

College students' understanding of geological concepts: Earth structure and processes
Dominike Merle-Johnson, University of Missouri-Columbia; Sandra Abell, University of Missouri-Columbia

248-8

120

Designing Successful Undergraduate Research Experiences In Systematic Paleontology
Deborah K. Anderson, St. Norbert College

248-9

121

Linking Evolution and Climate: Past and Present
Thomas C. Lindsay, Portland State University; Maud M. Walsh, Louisiana State University; Aili Gusey, Portland State University; Niina Jamsja, Portland State University

248-10

122

Making Interdisciplinary Connections: Geology and Archaeology in the Peloponnese
Andrew Patrick, Fox Lane High School

248-11

123

Ocean Sciences GIS Exercise - Visualizing High Resolution Oceanographic Data Sets
David A. Tewksbury, Hamilton College

248-12

124

Optimization of, and Measuring Student Gains in, An Introductory Geoscience Lab Course
Brett Hollis Gilley, University of British Columbia; Sara Harris, University of British Columbia

248-13

125

Partnering for Environmental Education
Maud M. Walsh, Louisiana State Univ; Vicki R. Loe, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; James G. Dicharry, Louisiana State Univ

248-14

126

Post-Instruction Alternative Conceptions about Plate Tectonics Held by Non-Science Majors
Scott Clark, Michigan State University; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

248-15

127

Quantitative Evaluation of Student Response Systems in Lecture Hall Oceanography Classes
Jonathan C. Banks, University of Florida; Matthew C. Smith, University of Florida

248-16

128

Researching Threshold Concepts: Ways of Thinking and Practising In Geoscience
Helen King, Higher Education Consultant; Alison Stokes, University of Plymouth

248-17

129

Student Attitudes Relative to Scientific Inquiry, Evolution, and Creationsim In Introductory Science Courses at a Small College In West Virginia
Edward L. Crisp, West Virginia Univ at Parkersburg

248-18

130

Student Difficulties with Groundwater and Oil Storage: Do Textbook Visualizations Support (Mis)Conceptions?
Andrea Bair, University of Colorado Boulder

248-19

131

Teaching Scientific Habits of the Mind
D.W. Mogk, Montana State Univ

248-20

132

Weaving the Curriculum Tapestry: Modifying Upper Level Courses to Facilitate Integration across the Geology Program
Priscilla Field Skalac, Olivet Nazarene University; Charles W. Carrigan, Olivet Nazarene University

248-21

133

What Can Social Learning Theory Tell Us about Fieldwork?
Alison Stokes, University of Plymouth

248-22

134

G-Camp for Teachers – Introducing 4TH – 12TH Grade Teachers to Current Geological Knowledge In a Field Setting: A Partnership Between Academia and Industry
John R. Giardino, Texas A&M University; Carolyn Schroeder, Texas A&M University; John D. Vitek, Texas A&M University; Mary F. Giardino, Sam Houston Elementary, Bryan Independent School District; Netra Regmi, Texas A&M University; Kelin Zhuang, Texas A&M University

248-23

135

Candy-bar analogy: an inquiry approach to introducing relative age and the four principles of stratigraphy
Alexander K. Stewart, Angelo State University

248-24

136

Undergraduate Preservice Elementary Teachers Create and Publish Humorous Cartoons Focused on Earth Features and Global Warming Graph Interpretation Teaching Materials
Audrey C. Rule, University of Northern Iowa; Derek A. Sallis, University of Northern Iowa; Jean Hallagan, State University of New York at Oswego; Barbara Shaffer, State University of New York at Oswego; J. Ana Donaldson, University of Northern Iowa

248-25

137

Nasa's Planetary Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Research Program (PGGURP): The Value of Undergraduate Geoscience Internships
Tracy K.P. Gregg, The University at Buffalo, State University of New York

248-26

138

Engaging Alumni In Undergraduate Geoscience Education: The St. Lawrence University Geology Alumni Conference, a Case Study
R. Christoffersen, N/A; J.M. Erickson, St. Lawrence University; D.B. Eppler; S. McElfresh; R.P. Standish, Haley & Aldrich, Inc; D.T. Eppler

248-27

139

Public-Friendly Access to on-Line Collections Data: The UI Paleontology Repository's Digital Image Project
Tawny L. Bailey, University of Iowa; Tiffany Adrain, University of Iowa; Ann Budd, University of Iowa

248-28

140

Training in Seismic and Tsunami Hazards: Preparing Indonesia for Their Next Event
Claus Milkereit, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam; Walter Moooney, US Geological Survey

248-29

141

Encouraging Girls in Geologic Pursuits through the Early Exposure to the Highly Visible Field of Volcanology
Kathryn A. Hutchinson, Vassar College; Elizabeth R. Goeke, Vassar College

248-30

142

Teaching Southern Nevada Geology: An Inquiry-Based Teacher Workshop on Local Geology
Lawrence P. Rudd, Nevada State College; Steve Rowland, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

248-31

143

Introducing Inquiry-Based Approaches to Earth Science Education through the Use of “Teacher-Friendly Guides” to Regional and Local Systems
Richard A. Kissel, Paleontological Research Institution; Robert M. Ross, Paleontological Research Institution; Don Duggan-Haas, Paleontological Research Institution

248-32

144

Afghanistan Training Course in Earth Science and Resource Assessments
Walter Mooney, USGS; Robert G. Bohannon, U.S. Geological Survey; Jack Medlin, U.S. Geological Survey

248-33

145

Quizzes on-Line: Enhancing the Student Learning Experience in First Year Undergraduate Environmental Science Courses
Marianne L. Stoesser, McMaster University; John C. Maclachlan, McMaster University; Carolyn H. Eyles, McMaster University

248-34

146

Integrating Google Earth into Undergraduate GIS Education
Cynthia Paslawski, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Jacob Napieralski

248-35

147

Karst Field School and Research Experience: Undergraduate Involvement in the 16th International Karstological School and Geomicrobiology Research in Slovenia
Brendan M. Donnelly, Louisiana State University; Kathryn G. Huber, Louisiana State University; Kathleen M. Brannen, Louisiana State University; Philip G. Bergeron, Louisiana State University; Janez Mulec, Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU; Karen E. Rossmassler, University of Delaware; Barbara J. Campbell, University of Delaware; Annette Summers Engel, Louisiana State University

248-36

148

Integrating the Affective Domain into Community Outreach for Motivating Disaster Preparedness
Monica E. Gowan, University of Canterbury; Ray Kirk, University of Canterbury; David Johnston, GNS Science/Massey University; Kevin Ronan, Central Queensland University

248-37

149

Shortening the Distance: Considering the Affective Domain in Distance Learning
Karin Kirk, Carleton College

248-38

150

Geologic Time-Line Activity Offers a Way to Teach Evolution Based on Scientific Evidence and Gives Students An Understanding of the Reason Creationism Cannot Be Taught in the Science Classroom
Susan L. Sowards, Blennerhassett Jr. High

248-39

151

Using Online Role Playing to Demonstrate Impracticability of Reponses to An Earthquake Scenario
Christine N. Aide, Southeast Missouri State Univ

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